‘ across parts of it will be wintry across parts of scotland. further heavy rain moves into the south in the afternoon. further heavy rain moves into the south in the afternoon. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: north korea says the latest un sanctions are an "act of war", as they amount to a complete economic blockade. pyongyang has vowed to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. rescuers are searching for victims of a tropical storm in the southern philippines. more than 200 people have died in mudslides and flash floods. emergency services have yet to reach some of the affected areas. two men have been killed following a multiple vehicle crash on the mao in oxfordshire. it closed a section of the motorway near banbury for several hours last night. four people were injured, one seriously. controversial plans to scrap the army slogan "be the best", because it was felt to be elitist, have been stopped by the new defence secretary, gavin williamson. now on bbc news, it's been another memorable year in sport,

from the world athletics championships and lions tour of new zealand, to anthonyjoshua's rise to the top of world boxing. alex gulrajani and jessica creighton take us on a trip through the year's sporting highlights in review 2017: the year in sport. hello and welcome along to look back at what has been a fantastic year in sport. from the women's cricket world cup to the british and lions tour of new zealand and every thing else in between. we will have it all. huge nights across the world and plenty of them in the stadium. the world athletics and power athletics championships came this summer. athletics championships came this summer. it is the last chance to see some of them compete. stood like a

colossus over this sport for so long. the cameras trained on one man. a moment of history they hope. one more time for mo farah. two of the sport's most iconic faces bid farewell this summer. britain's shining knight, sir mo farah, at it again in london. gold in the 10,000 metres but is final i think daily—macro outing delivered a silver. there's no place like it, i enjoy the journey. this silver. there's no place like it, i enjoy thejourney. this moment makes it special and you want to forget. usain bolt said goodbye the good. but the golden farewell it wasn't to be. justin gatlin wins it. london

created more superstars. take isaac mccollough, not allowed to compete due to illness. he found a way, alt on his own against the clock, pressing his case with no fairy tale ending. what of pressure, banned as a whole, but eight neutral athletes we re a whole, but eight neutral athletes were allowed to compete. a place british athletes seldom stud. the relay teams finished on a high. the women's four by 100 picked up the silver, just in time to cheer on the men. i golden ending for great britain, on top of the world as one of the greatest walked away. that followed yet another impressive world para athletics championships the gb. hannah cockroft took her tally to ten world titles, with another three in london. including the world record over 100 and is. that was one of 32 world records

over the championships. the 200 metres and hollie arnold in the javelin. jonnie peacock delivered yet again. likejonnie peacock, like jonnie peacock, adam likejonnie peacock, adam peaty cannot be stopped. the medals on world records keep piling up. this it was budapest, the world title retained, the pace was even quicker. lam more retained, the pace was even quicker. i am more than happy to come here and defend my title. keep watching as now, you can be in the olympics in fouroreight years' as now, you can be in the olympics in four or eight years' time and don't let anything stop it. tom daley also found gold in hungary. that has got to be gold for tom daley. all eyes in the footballing world

turn to the world cup in russia next summer. turn to the world cup in russia next summer. england will be there. northern ireland just fell short against switzerland. this year there was a chance for the women's game to shine. the european championship in the netherlands was an opportunity for these england players to get their hands on a major trophy, but by the end of the tournament, no one could have predicted the fallout. england arrived in the netherlands in buoyant mood, expectant of success. jody taylor's goals, five in total, helped england get into the last four. over the goalkeeper and another. it is in. it is in. u nfortu nately, and another. it is in. it is in. unfortunately, it all fell apart. more semi final heartache for england's women. glory and defeat

soon turned for manager mark samson, he was sacked after details of inappropriate behaviour with female players after his time at bristol merge. after being cleared of discrimination against any aluko, an investigation found he was guilty of illjudged attempt investigation found he was guilty of ill judged attempt at investigation found he was guilty of illjudged attempt at humour. both home nations are on course to reach the world cup in 2019. the massacre, the world cup in 2019. the massacre, the women's game had a one season wonder, the spring series and victory was chelsea's. the men were up victory was chelsea's. the men were up the premier league season. but his team were denied a double by arsenal. giroud. arsene wenger becoming the most successful manager in fa cup history. jose mourinho led manchester united to silverware, the league cup and europa league finding residents in the north—west this summer. while in scotland, celtic

beat all in front of them, all major trophies were theirs as they went on a69 trophies were theirs as they went on a 69 match unbeaten run. a new record for the scottish champions and a huge one smashed over in paris. psg signing name from barcelona for an eye watering £200 million. some investment there and won by the fa in england's future, year when england youth teams dominated major tournaments the under 19 won the euros. the under 17 and under 21 the world cup. world champions in football and world champions in football and world champions in football and world champions in boxing, nine british men help that honour but only one man made 2017 his own. april 29 and the home of football became the home of anthonyjoshua.

wembley stadium transformed into one of the biggest nights in british boxing history. throughout my boxing career, i thought of wladimir klitschko would potentially be retired. klitschko is very respectful and i took inspiration from klitschko. when i was looking up from klitschko. when i was looking up to him before i competed with him. my hat to conduct myself outside of the ring. the press conference wasn't entertaining in terms of flipping tables and disrespecting each other. but where it matters is in the ring. the night joshua, the 90,000 inside and the millions watching around the world, will never forget. klitschko defeated. six months later and nearly 80,000 packed into cardiff to see him defend those titles against

carlos ta ka m. see him defend those titles against carlos ta kam. a see him defend those titles against carlos takam. a record indoor attendance for a boxing match. this sets up for when the real challenges present themselves on just stop cementing your name in the history books. that is what 2017 represents. don't lose focus, now the hard work begins. 2017 was the year george g roves begins. 2017 was the year george groves finally became world champion while ryan burnett became a unified champion at bantamweight. across the atlantic, a circus like no other rolled into las vegas. conor mcgregor against floyd mayweather. mixed martial arts superstar against the self—proclaimed best ever boxer. the boxer won. in gymnastics, ellie downie made history in romania becoming the

first british woman to reach all five finals and take—home gold in the all—around final. she left with four medals in total and wasn't the only record—breaker, as max whitlock defended his pommel title in montreal. another first defended his pommel title in montreal. anotherfirst for defended his pommel title in montreal. another first for gb. oh my word. jonathan ray was another man making history, a third consecutive superbike crown the norriston irishman. the tae kwon do champion successfully defended her heavyweight champ jade jones defended her title. and the world championship crown could not be wrestled away from the jester from leicester. the champion, mark selby. lewis hamilton knows what it takes

to bea lewis hamilton knows what it takes to be a winner. the three—time world champion wanted more in 2017. va ltteri bottas champion wanted more in 2017. valtteri bottas replacing nico rosberg who retired. one familiar face gone, but another was lurking. the season opener in melbourne in australia and sebastian vettel, not hamilton, was suddenly the man to beat. shanghai, china and a return for hamilton. this year's title challenge was set. by the time they got to montreal there was not much between them. three wins apiece. silverstone, and a homecoming like no other. hamilton, a five—time winner now with the british grand prix. up there withjim clark, one of the greats. the turning point in

the championship came in singapore. sebastian vettel on pole position, and a crash. a big one. the german, out. so to verstappen and kimi raikkonen. hamilton, swept to victory. and in mexico city, three races later... his status as champion was confirmed. british dominance on four wheels was replicated on two, thanks to this man, chris froome. on the start line, i have a massive target on my back. i know every rider is looking at me and how to beat me. even his own team-mates

fancied ago, geraint thomas became the first welshman to wear yellow. he was keeping it warm the chris froome. stage four, he was back on top, although he didn't have it all his own way. it was such a close race. there was a stage in the tour de france where i lost the jersey for a few days to the italian. at that point, we didn't know if i was going to get it back. i certainly hoped i would. but it could have gone either way, right up until the very last stage. after over 2000 miles, the tour came to a time trial in marseille. three contenders, chris froome came out on top. in marseille. three contenders, chris froome came out on toplj in marseille. three contenders, chris froome came out on top. i have won the tour de france four times, but each time, rolling into paris, i have welled up with tears. it is so emotional. it marks the end of this three—week journey. you emotional. it marks the end of this three—weekjourney. you have had this massive challenge and you have

come out on top. it is an amazing feeling. but he didn't stop there. attention turned to spain and the vuelta. i have learned were high have made mistakes in the past, where i have fell short in the past, and how to improve on that. and some improvement it was as he became only the third man to win the tour de france and the vuelta in the same year. i am still motivated to keep trying to win another tour de france. as long as the body is able to do this, i am going to keep going. but the year ended under a cloud after news of an adverse drug test at the vuelta came to light. chris froome had doubled the allowed amount of legal asthma medication in his your ring sample. he has denied

any wrongdoing and is cooperating with the authorities to explain the levels. he says he took the greatest ca re levels. he says he took the greatest care to make sure he didn't use more than the permissible dose. british success wasn't limited to individual brilliance in 2017. then rugby union the six nations and women's welker producer men trolling accountants, but the story of the year featured the british and irish lions, they went on the road to face these guys, the world champions, the all blacks. new zealand, beauty and plenty of beaches. nothing serene about what greeted the british and irish lions. sam warburton had to recover from injury first. irish lions. sam warburton had to recoverfrom injury first. six irish lions. sam warburton had to recover from injury first. six tough challenges to get them warm came and

went, before the two giants finally went, before the two giants finally went head to head. the all blacks, ready for the tourists and up for the challenge. the comeback, with a little help from sonny bill williams. his early departure helping the rampaging lions get back on level terms. helping the rampaging lions get back on levelterms. we helping the rampaging lions get back on level terms. we have got to head to auckland and it is one each. we didn't even celebrate when the final whistle went, we only won one half of rugby. 80 minutes, winner takes all. the all black where in charge early but owen farrell kicking them back in. the match and series is drawn. given the schedule, given how tough the tour was to come to new zealand and draw the series, you have got to be proud of that. the

lions with a share of the honours. england nearly took them all home in the six nations, as their dominance under eddie jones continued the six nations, as their dominance under eddiejones continued until the final. ireland ending their unbeaten run of 18 matches. but the championship was already run. england's women would go one better. grand slam champions with five wins from five. the perfect preparation for the defence of their world cup title and early performances suggested they were at their best in ireland. while the hosts came unstuck, england breezed into the last four. a solid win over france and england set up a final against new zealand. end to end action in belfast, but it wasn't being's day. new zealand, the new world champions. in club rugby, another triumphant year in europe for saracens. as they successfully defended their european champions

cup. exeter chiefs won their first ever top—flight title, beating wasps in the season finale. the pro12 would become a pro 1a in 2017 with two south african sides entering the league. but before that, welsh side scarlets won the title, beating munster. it was world cup year in by munster. it was world cup year in rugby league and england made it to the finalfor rugby league and england made it to the final for the first time in 22 yea rs. the final for the first time in 22 years. the hosts and defending champions australia, just had too much for wayne bennett's men. the domestic season when two familiar faces. hull fc challenge cup under lock and key their trophy cabinet. they edged out wigan warriors in a thrilling final at wembley. one of super league's super league grand final, leeds rhinos won their eighth

title denying castleford tigers their first. in the us super bowl li treated as to the greatest comeback in the nfl history. tom brady's new england patriot is overcoming at 25 point deficit in the final quarter to beat the atla nta deficit in the final quarter to beat the atlanta falcons in overtime. off the atlanta falcons in overtime. off the field, protest throughout the season against racial prejudice in the united states continued into the new season. enable was crowned horse of the year after winning six major races in 2017, including br to tree on. the 1a to one shot, one for the won the grand national. tina cook, roz kanter, gemma tattersall and wilson winning the first gb gold medal in showjumping. and three gold

medals for the speed skater at the world championships in rotterdam. 2017 was a year that serena williams will never forget. it started with a seventh win at this trail in open. her sister venus defeated in the final, but she wouldn't hold a grudge for long as serena announced to the world she was pregnant and had one in melbourne in the early stages. baby alexis came into the world in september. back on the court, johanna konta try to fill the void left by serene at wimbledon. the british timber one forced her way past the world number one. the british timber one forced her way past the world number onem has been 39 years since a british player was in the wimbledon semifinal. the next challenge lay ahead of venus williams. venus

williams is back in the wimbledon final. in the end, experienced held true in the semifinal, but not in the final. andy murray's year on the court was won to forget. hampered with injuries, he bowed out of wimbledon to sam querrey. roger federer swept in front of him to get his hands on the famous trophy once again. the rest of the honours were shared out between himself and rafael nadal. harker to days gone by. in golf, the day sergio garcia had been waiting all his career for, finally came. his battle withjustin rose at the masters was thrilling and forced into a play—off. the second major title forjustin rose fell, as andy garcia finally got his hands and that elusive first. jordan

spieth‘sjob the hands and that elusive first. jordan spieth‘s job the 2018 is to hunt down a career grand slam. his victory at the open leaves him one short of all four of them, just like rory mcilroy who has had a year to forget. 2017 will be one tommy fleetwood won't forget in a hurry. the southport golfer winning the european order of merit.|j the southport golfer winning the european order of merit. i have played golf and play great. i have had so much good stuff going on. have been very lucky, one of those yea rs have been very lucky, one of those years that has been amazing. the home of english cricket is steeped in history and in 2017, england added to lourdes iconic moments. the women's team won more silverware and james anderson cemented his legacy. all that was before an ashes series down under. the winter trip to australia didn't start as well as expected with ben

stokes missing the action. england's sites and retaining the famous and quickly vanished, despite a positive start to the first set raqqa test, as australia simply do not lose in brisbane. or in adelaide. an ashes first, at day night test match, but under the floodlights, no joy for england. another win in perth and the famous urn was once again in aussie hands. it was disappointing. we haven't been blown away, we haven't been completely outplayed. we have put up some really good performances, just not for long enough. simple as that really. back came after some of success for england's cricketers. james anderson became the first english player to ta ke became the first english player to take 500 test wickets and take his place among greats. joe root took over from alastair cooke as test captain and guided the team

successfully through two tricky series with south africa and west indies. security was on high alert during the champions trophy. the tournament carrying on despite the london attacks. pakistan entered the tournament as the lowest ranked side, but finished on top, beating england en route to a finale win over neighbours and rivals, india. the women's side would not come up short. the world cup arrived on these shores and england make sure it stayed here. there were didn't start brightly. england upsetting the odds with an opening day victory over the hose. it would be the only slip—up from england. they became heroes, destined to world cup glory. a scramble against south africa in the last four showed they have the mettle to see it through. and then, anya shrubsole mettle to see it through. and then, anya shru bsole blasted mettle to see it through. and then, anya shrubsole blasted her way to india in the final. world championship status for england. but

what about the ashes? well, they didn't enjoy their winter in australia. their ashes tournament, mix of one—day t 20 and test matches went the way of their hosts. what a year 2017 has been, world champions all over the place and one of them crowned bbc sports personality of the year. mo farah finishing the year offered the famous trophy and hoping to build on that success in 2018. the winter olympics, the, what games in australia and the football world cup. so much more to come. a fantastic year ahead, but the 2017, thatis fantastic year ahead, but the 2017, that is about it. thank you be joining us. see you soon. good evening. the festive forecast isn't looking particularly cold

wintry. it has been a mild day again and this was the scene from one of our weather watchers in cambridge. quite a lot of cloud. this theme continues into christmas day. it is looking man, pretty breezy and the weather is turning damp forced some others. but not a write—off during christmas day. christmas eve, the rest of this evening and tonight, we have rain across the north western half of the country. further south and east, breezy, cloudy but mostly dry. it is looking frost free, and mild start. colder air pushing into the far north. on christmas day, for many central and southern parts of england and wales, breeze coming in from the south—west. cloudy and later on the rain working in from the west. let's look at christmas day afternoon. rain arriving across the west wales into cornwall and much of england and wales, pretty mild and a lot of dry weather but breezy and cloudy with just the odd bright spell breaking through. rain across northern england into northern ireland as well. just the

potential for snow on northern ireland as well. just the potentialfor snow on top northern ireland as well. just the potential for snow on top of the highest ground. northern scotland will see the colder air working in, so we could see the odd flake of snow in culling and some of those showers in the north of scotland. christmas day evening, this rain tends heavy and squally as it works eastwards a cross tends heavy and squally as it works eastwards across the country and there is the potential for wintry showers across the central lowlands. as the rain clears things are turning colderfor as the rain clears things are turning colder for boxing as the rain clears things are turning colderfor boxing day and it could be the odd bit of ice around first thing in the morning. on boxing day, different feel to the weather. more sunshine than we have seen, perhaps the odd wintry showers across parts of scotland. rain clears from the east but later in the day we see the next batch of wet and windy weather arriving in the far south—west. temperatures quite a bit cooler than they have been. to boxing day evening, the rain gets going towards the south, pushing eastwards, quite heavy rain and squally winds moving their way eastwards a cross squally winds moving their way eastwards across the country as we had to boxing day night and on into

wednesday. the low pressure moves towards the east and we are left with a northerly flow of air. some heavy rain initially in the south—east on wednesday and then a return to sunny spells, a few scattered showers and things feeling fresher than they have been. hgppy happy christmas. this is bbc world news, the headlines: it is christmas in the iraqi city of mosul and christians there are celebrating. it is the first time since 2014 they are free to observe the tradition after islamic state was finally driven from the city earlier this year. the russian opposition politician has says he has gathered enough support to stand against vladimir putin next year.

tu rkey‘s against vladimir putin next year. turkey's government sack thousands more public employees linked to last you's failed coup and announces plans to hire more to replace them. and pope francis is conducting the traditional midnight mass at saint peter's basilica.